Away To Germany We Go

The good ol' yanks are getting ready to go overseas. With a loss to MAR(0-1), wins against VEN (2-0) and Latvia (1-0), Mr. Arena has plenty of calculating to do.

As I said I would do before, here is my starting eleven...

GK: Kasey Keller. He will outshine Cech in the opening game and he needs to continue his outstanding level of international play.

Defenders left to right: Lewis Gooch Pope Cherundolo
Comments on defenders: Pope scares me, he is smart and that will be needed but will he be able to last 90 minutes against someone like milan baros? If Gibbs had not gotten injuried then this would have been his spot. Cherundolo is also going to have the right to go up on the wing because Beasley will cut in.

Mids: Convey (L), Donovan (TOP), Beasley (Right, with freedom to move central), Pablo and Reyna in the back, controling the play and covering for the forward adventures.

Forwards: McBride. Fulham smarts and ability in the air will be key.

Overall thoughts:
Obviously the Mids are where the trouble lies. With the showings of Convey in the the warm up matches its hard to reason why you wouldnt give him a starting slot. The only other reason I could see is if you throw Eddie Johnson up top and put Beasley back on the left.

The first subs off the bench: Johnson/Wolff (Help us Lord if Wolff gets any playing time) or Ching could get the nod if the defenders have been rough, Dempsey (Convey if he isnt in the starting lineup) O'brien for some smarts not goals if needed (a long term sub if needed in the 20th minute), Bocanegra in the back, Howard in Goal (although I would have liked to see Hahnemann get some time against VEN).

Now your thoughts?